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Grants
Please note that there are different selection processes available. More information is available on the Selection Processes page.
The outcome of all grants awarded and funding rounds, including direct rounds, are published on GrantConnect no later than 21 working days after the grant agreement takes effect, in accordance with the Commonwealth Grants Rules and Principles 2024.
GrantConnect is the Australian Government’s centralised grants information system. It is the authoritative source for grants information.
Open Grants
Social Enterprise Development Initiative First Nations Grants Administrator
Grant Category
Indigenous Employment and Business
Closing Date & Time
AEDT
Selection Process
Targeted competitive
Delivered on behalf of
Department of Social Services
The $11.6 million Social Enterprise Development Initiative (SEDI) Program now has an additional $2.94 million across 2025–26 and 2026–27 to engage a First Nations Grants Administrator to design and deliver Capability Building Funding that supports First Nations social enterprises nationally.
Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program
Grant Category
Commemorative
Closing Date & Time
AEDT
Selection Process
Open competitive
Delivered on behalf of
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
The Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program aims to commemorate the service and sacrifice of Australia’s service personnel who served in wars, conflicts and peace operations, including National Service personnel, and their families.
Building Excellence in Support and Training (BEST) Program 2025–26
Grant Category
Veterans
Closing Date & Time
AEST
Selection Process
Demand-driven
Delivered on behalf of
Department of Veterans' Affairs
The Building Excellence in Support and Training (BEST) program supports the role of ex-service organisation (ESO) wellbeing and compensation advocates, who provide advice and assistance to the veteran and defence communities.
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
The CEWH Environmental Activities grant provides funding for environmental activities projects that aim to restore or improve the health of rivers, floodplains and wetlands in the Murray-Darling Basin. Environmental activities projects are funded by the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder.
This grant supports the establishment of new long rotation softwood and hardwood plantation forests and assists the sector to respond to the projected growth in demand for domestically sourced timber resources, contributing to Australia’s carbon emissions reduction commitments.
Financial Wellbeing and Capability Activity - Financial Counselling and Capability Sector Support
Grant Category
Social Inclusion
Financial Counselling and Capability Sector Support provides national services to support a high-quality, high-functioning financial counselling and financial capability sector.
Early Childhood Outreach Initiative: Information and Support Tailored to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities.
Grant Category
Services for People with Disabilities
This grant opportunity will support the Secretariat National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC) to provide targeted support to Aboriginal community-controlled organisation (ACCO) early-years services, who deliver disability supports and create opportunities for shared learning.
Early Childhood Outreach Initiative: National Coordination of Ages and Stages Questionnaire
Grant Category
Services for People with Disabilities
This grant opportunity will assist The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) to deliver training and resources that support the use of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire - Talking about Raising Aboriginal Kids (ASQ-TRAK2), a developmental screening tool for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
Financial Wellbeing and Capability Activity - Financial Wellbeing Hubs
Grant Category
Social Inclusion
Financial Wellbeing Hubs provide integrated, co-located financial wellbeing services, including financial counselling, financial capability and emergency relief services, and access to microfinance products, with a focus on supporting people to increase their financial literacy and longer-term resilience.
Financial Wellbeing and Capability Activity – Commonwealth Financial Counselling and Financial Capability
Grant Category
Social Inclusion
The Commonwealth Financial Counselling and Financial Capability program provides free, confidential and non-judgmental financial counselling and financial capability services, including information, advice and advocacy to eligible people experiencing financial difficulty.
Financial Wellbeing and Capability Activity - Financial Counselling for Gambling
Grant Category
Social Inclusion
Financial Counselling for Gambling services provide specialised Commonwealth Financial Counselling services in targeted locations to support eligible people experiencing financial stress or hardship as a result of gambling harm.
